MCQs on English Grammar 3
MCQs on English Grammar 3
MCQs on English Grammar 3
Q. Choose the correct option from the alternatives given below each question.
201. A student who runs away from school without permission is called a ——–.
(A) truant
(B) convict
(C) juvenile
(D) delinquent
Ans: (A) . MCQs on English Grammar 3
202. Beautiful handwriting can be expressed in one word as —————.
(A) cartography
(B) ethnography
(C) calligraphy
(D) handicraft
Ans: (C)
203. Pick out the correct passive voice form of the following sentence:
Who teaches you Assamese?
(A) Assamese is taught by whom?
(B) By whom will you be taught Assamese?
(C) By whom were you taught Assamese?
(D) By whom are you taught Assamese?
Ans: (D)
204. Choose the correct active voice form of the sentence: “He is known to be a rich man.”
(A) It is known that he is a rich man.
(B) Everyone knows that he is rich man.
(C) Who does not know that he is a rich man?
(D) it is known by all that he is a rich man.
Ans: (B)
205. If the following sentence is converted to indirect narration then it will read:
Mummy said, “I shall write a letter.”
(A) Mummy said that she will write a letter.
(B) Mummy said she will write a letter.
(C) Mummy said that she would write a letter.
(D) Mummy said that she would write a letter.
Ans: (C)
206. If the following sentence is converted to Direct Speech it will read :
“He asked me how I was.”
(A) He asked, “How you are?”
(B) He said, “How am I?”
(C) He asked to me, “How are you?”
(D) He said to me, “How are you?”
Ans: (D)
207. Pick out the correct meaning in the following sentence:
“At last he found his rival at bay.”
(A) He found him near the sea beach.
(B) He found him in a tight corner.
(C) He found him at a restaurant called Bay.
(D) None of the above.
Ans: (D)
208. Give the correct meaning of the underlined word given in the sentence below:
She is an obstinate child.
(A) stubborn
(B) pretty
(C) clever
(D) dull
Ans: (A)
209. A prefix is a letter or a number of letters which can be added at the beginning of a word to get a new word. Which of the following prefixes can be put before the words to get meaningful words?
operate
exist
ordinate
existence
(A) co
(B) in
(C) non
(D) de
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 3
210. A suffix is a letter or a number of letters which can be added at the end of a word to get a new word. Which of the following suffixes can be put after the following words to get meaningful words?
hill
bull
butt
padd
(A) y
(B) ow
(C) ock
(D) er
Ans: (C)
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211. The thermometer is to temperature as a barometer is to ————-.
(A) height
(B) pressure
(C) speed
(D) depth
Ans: (B)
212. Peel is to banana, as ——- is to nut.
(A) covering
(B) kernel
(C) rind
(D) shell
Ans: (B)
213. Fill in the dotted space with appropriate forms of verbs:
If I ———- you. I ——— agree to the proposal.
(A) was, will not
(B) were, would not
(C) am, sholuld not
(D) can be, shall be
Ans: (B)
214. Pick out the correct sentence:
(A) The cattle are grazing in the field.
(B) The cattle is grazing in the field.
(C) The catles are grazing in the fiield.
(D) The cattles is grazing in the field.
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 3
215. Fill in the dotted space with appropriate forms of verbs:
The convict could not be ——— because the hangman was absent.
(A) hung
(B) hanged
(C) hang
(D) hanging
Ans: (B)
216. Pick out the correct sentence:
(A) A hundred miles is a long distance.
(B) A hundred miles is long distance.
(C) A hundred miles are a long distance.
(D) Hundred miles are a long distance.
Ans: (A)
217. The pen is ———– than the one that I have in my school bag.
(A) worse
(B) worsed
(C) more bad
(D) quite worst
Ans: (A)
218. The dog took no ———— the meat.
(A) notice of
(B) notice about
(C) notice from
(D) notice to
Ans: (A)
219. My tutor ————— several points before the exams.
(A) cleared off
(B) cleared away
(C) cleared up
(D) cleared out
Ans: (C)
220. A ——– is a person who has taken an apartment for a house on rent.
(A) landlord
(B) house guest
(C) tenant
(D) host
Ans: (C)
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221. Grapes are grown in the ———–.
(A) churchyard
(B) orchard
(C) vineyard
(D) dockyard
Ans: (C)
222. Some of you are learning French, —————–?
(A) are some
(B) are you
(C) aren’t some
(D) aren’t you?
Ans: (D)
223. The given sentence in Direct Narration has four choices in Indirect Narration. Choose the correct one.
Rajesh said, “I must go now.”
(A) Rajesh said that he must go then.
(B) Rajesh said that he had to go then.
(C) Rajesh said he must go now.
(D) He said that he had to go now.
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 3
224. The given sentence in Indirect Narration has four choices in Direct narration. Choose the correct one.
She advised me not to trust him.
(A) She said to me, “Not trust you.”
(B) She said to me, “Never to trust him.”
(C) She said to me, “Don’t be trust by him.”
(D) She said to me, “Do not trust him.”
Ans: (D)
225. The sentence below in passive voice when changed to active voice will read:
“She is said to be a liar.”
(A) It is said that he is a liar.
(B) People say that she is a liar.
(C) That he is a liar is said by all.
(D) She said him a liar.
Ans: (B)
226. An office without salary is called —————–.
(A) voluntary
(B) gratis
(C) honorary
(D) philanthropy
Ans: (C)
227. Pick up the appropriate word which is similar in meaning to the underlined word in the given sentence:
“Grandfather has been getting feeble of late.”
(A) small
(B) diseased
(C) weak
(D) angry
Ans: (C)
228. Fill in the blanks with a word opposite in meaning to the underlined.
“Man proposes but God disposes.”
(A) Supposes
(B) opposes
(C) disposes
(D) just apposes
Ans: (B)
229. Our school carried the day in the inter-school cricket tournament. The meaning of the idiom is ————.
(A) lost the tournament
(B) asked another day to play as the players were not available.
(C) stood second and won the runners up trophy
(D) won the tournament.
Ans: (D)
230. Glacier is to ice as ———— is to water.
(A) river
(B) sea
(C) rain
(D) flood
Ans: (D)
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231. Dog is to Faithfulness as Fox is to ————-.
(A) intelligence
(B) cunningness
(C) alertness
(D) dullness
Ans: (B)
232. She ———– just now.
(A) had arrived
(B) arrived
(C) has arrived
(D) will arrived
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 3
233. My neighbour’s dog ———– a man and the ——- man was taken to hospital immediately.
(A) bite, bit
(B) bit, bitten
(C) bitten, bitten
(D) bite, bite
Ans: (B)
234. Pick out the correct one from the following sentences:
(A) His family members has come.
(B) The members of his family have come.
(C) The members of his family has come.
(D) His family members have come.
Ans: (D)
235. Pick out the correct one from the following sentences:
(A) Moon is shining in the sky.
(B) The moon is shining in the sky.
(C) The moon is shining in sky.
(D) Moon is shining in sky.
Ans: (B)
236. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice.
“He is my ————- son.”
(A) eldest
(B) oldest
(C) elder
(D) older
Ans: (C)
237. His house is opposite ————– mine.
(A) of
(B) by
(C) before
(D) to
Ans: (D)
238. Read ———– you will learn.
(A) or
(B) and
(C) but
(D) so
Ans: (B)
239. It is time we ——— home.
(A) return
(B) should return
(C) returned
(D) must return
Ans: (C)
240. Suppose you —————- the first prize in the lottery.
(A) got
(B) get
(C) will get
(D) have got
Ans: (D)
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241. She used to bathe in the river, ——?
(A) didn’t she
(B) did she
(C) does she
(D) used she
Ans: (A)
242. Pick out the correct sentence from the following:
(A) Trees grow on both sides of the road.
(B) Trees grow on either side of the road.
(C) Trees grew on either sides of the road.
(D) None of the above is correct.
Ans: (D)
243. Pick out the incorrect one from the following sentences:
(A) This deer has beautiful horns.
(B) These deer have beautiful horns.
(C) The deer has beautiful horns.
(D) These deers have beautiful horns.
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 3
244. Choose the most appropriate response to the following sentence:
“I like ice-cream.”
(A) So am I
(B) so do I
(C) So I do
(D) I also like.
Ans: (C)
245. “He pleased everyone.”
If we change the above sentence to passive voice, it will read like:
(A) Everyone was pleased by him.
(B) Everyone was pleased with him.
(C) Everyone is pleased by him.
(D) Everyone pleased by him.
Ans: (B)
246. “The dog was hit with a stick.”
If we change the above sentence to active voice, it will read like:
(A) A stick hit the dog.
(B) Someone hitted the dog by a stick.
(C) Someone hit the dog with a stick.
(D) A stick hitted with the dog.
Ans: (C)
247. You can easily overcome this situation. If you keep your head. The meaning of the underlined idiom is:
(A) keep faith in
(B) remain calm
(C) believe in
(D) trust the others
Ans: (B)
248. The synonymous of the word ‘Novice’ is:
(A) virtuous
(B) begginner
(C) learner
(D) trainer
Ans: (C)
250. Find out the opposite of the word ‘obvious’.
(A) simple
(B) clear
(C) difficult
(D) vague
Ans: (D)
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251. Find out the correctly spelt word from the list given below:
(A) cemetary
(B) semetary
(C) cemetery
(D) cemetry
Ans: (C). MCQs on English Grammar 3
252. The latin phrase ‘sine die’ means
(A) to die in sin
(B) to put one’s signature before death
(C) without a date being fixed
(D) to close something.
Ans: (C)
253. ‘Seismograph’ is related to ‘Earthquake’ in the same way as ‘Thermometer’ is related to———-.
(A) Fever
(B) doctor
(C) temperature
(D) mercury
Ans: (A)
254. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word given in the option.
“The solution of the problem is very———- to the development of our institution.”
(A) momentary
(B) momental
(C) momently
(D) momentous
Ans: (D)
255. I ———– rather you didn’t tell my parents about this.
(A) should
(B) did
(C) had
(D) would
Ans: (D). MCQs on English Grammar 3
256. If you can win his attention ——— for you.
(A) the better so much
(B) the so much better
(C) so much the better
(D) so the much better
Ans: (C)
257. If you ———— just bear with me, sir, I shall find out what is happened to your order.
(A) will
(B) may
(C) might
(D) should
Ans: (B)
258. Try as I ———–, I could not start the bike.
(A) should
(B) hard
(C) may
(D) might
Ans: (A)
259. I still have not got ———— in this big city.
(A) use to living
(B) use to live
(C) used to living
(D) to close something.
Ans: (C)
260. Never before —————– so many people in India been interested in football.
(A) has
(B) have
(C) were
(D) had
Ans: (B)
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261. ————- more to be pitied than blamed.
(A) The uneducated are
(B) The uneducated is
(C) Uneducated are
(D) Uneducated is
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 3
262. I heard that you are having a house built, is it finished yet? “No, but it is —— completion.
(A) nearly to
(B) almost at
(C) close to
(D) about to
Ans: (D)
263. I shall not be late for dinner ——————-.
(A) if the train is late
(B) unless the train will not be late
(C) unless the train will be late
(D) unless the train is late
Ans: (D)
264. You won’t find ——- if you don’t look ——–.
(A) anything, anywhere
(B) nothing, anywhere
(C) anything, nowhere
(D) nothing, nowhere
Ans: (A)
265. Please send a ‘note’ to the members of the council. You should ———— them of the date of the next meeting.
(A) notice
(B) notify
(C) make known
(D) none of these
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 3
266. Both the girls are suffering, one ——– fever and the other is ——— her follies.
(A) with, for
(B) with, from
(C) of, for
(D) from, for
Ans: (D)
267. A few people knew the answer, —————-.
(A) isn’t it?
(B) don’t a few
(C) didn’t they
(D) didn’t a few
Ans: (C)
268. The word mis-spelt in the following is ————-.
(A) ecstasy
(B) maintainance
(C) mississippi
(D) enmity
Ans: (B)
269. The latin phrase ‘magnum opus’ means:
(A) a opopular opera
(B) a great work of art.
(C) mode of doing something
(D) a chemical used in operation
Ans: (B)
270. The leader’s frivolous remark was resented by the people. ‘Frivolous’ means:
(A) frugal
(B) carefree
(C) mature
(D) light
Ans: (B)
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271. The M. L. A.’s callous attitude to the genuine grievance of the people was highlighted by the media. ‘Callous’ means:
(A) soft
(B) caring
(C) insensitive
(D) dangerous
Ans: (C)
272. The recent event in western Assam are ominous for the state. The meaning of ‘ominous’ is ———–.
(A) dangerous
(B) fearful
(C) eminent
(D) auspicious
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 3
273. Most of the students of the school are mediocre. The meaning of ‘mediocre’ is ————.
(A) excellent
(B) medium
(C) average
(D) dull
Ans: (B)
274. The secretary of our Students’ Union started ‘jumping the gun’ before the budget came in to his hand. The meaning of the idiom ‘jumping the gun’ is —————-.
(A) begin preparation properly
(B) get tensed
(C) starts something so soon
(D) plan the wrong way
Ans: (C)
275. He lives in an ‘ivory tower’ but talks as if he knows everything about politics. The meaning of ‘ivory tower’ is————-.
(A) live a wealthy life
(B) aloof from realities of life
(C) lonely person with no friends
(D) silent person
Ans: (B)
276. The leader’s glib remark was resented by the people. ‘Glib’ means:
(A) frugal
(B) shallow
(C) mature
(D) light
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 3
277. Pick out the correct one from the following sentences:
(A) My savings is not much.
(B) My saving is not much.
(C) My savings are not much.
(D) My saving are not much.
Ans: (B)
278. One of the following sentences is not correct. Pick it out.
(A) I have come to ask your advice.
(B) I came to ask your advice.
(C) I come to ask your advice.
(D) I was coming to ask your advice.
Ans: (A)
279. Fill in the blanks with appropriate choice:
If you heat ice, it ————–.
(A) will melt
(B) melts
(C) must melt
(D) should melt
Ans: (A). MCQs on English Grammar 3
280. Choose the most appropriate response to the sentence given below:
“The mangoes don’t taste good.”
(A) Yes, they aren’t.
(B) No, they aren’t.
(C) Yes, they don’t.
(D) No, they don’t.
Ans: (C)
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281. Fill in the blanks with appropriate choice:
He is the guest ————- we invited to the function.
(A) whom
(B) who
(C) that
(D) to whom
Ans: (A)
282. “I saw him carrying a box.” If we change the sentence to passive voice, it will read like:
(A) I saw a box being carried by him.
(B) He was seen carrying a box.
(C) A box was seen carried by him.
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans: (D). MCQs on English Grammar 3
283. Fill in the blanks with appropriate choice:
Don’t cry ————– spilt milk.
(A) for
(B) on
(C) under
(D) over
Ans: (D)
284.“All orders will be executed promptly.”
If we change the above sentence to active voice, it will read like:
(A) Promptly will execute all orders.
(B) We will execute all orders promptly.
(C) Executed will all orders promptly.
(D) Orders will be executed by all promptly.
Ans: (B). MCQs on English Grammar 3
285. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given phrase/ idiom in the following sentence.
I had to pull strings to put up a good show.
(A) play music
(B) use personal influence
(C) use the instrument
(D) play a thing
Ans: (B)
286. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word ‘cajole’.
(A) insist
(B) persuade
(C) flatter
(D) recommend
Ans: (C)
287. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word ‘implicit’.
(A) explicit
(B) implied
(C) explained
(D) exquisite
Ans: (A)
288. In the following question, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt one.
(A) leutinant
(B) lieutenant
(C) lieutenent
(D) lieutenant
Ans: (D). MCQs on English Grammar 3
289. A large spoon is used to serving food. Here ‘large spoon’ refers to?
(A) tea-spoon
(B) bottle-spoon
(C) table-spoon
(D) lunch spoon
Ans: (C)
290.‘Melt’ is related to ‘liquid’. In the same way ‘freeze’ is related to ————-.
(A) ice
(B) crystal
(C) water
(D) cubes
Ans: (C)
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291. Pick out the correct one from the following sentences:
(A) There are a dozen eggs in that basket.
(B) There is a dozen egg in that basket.
(C) There is a dozen eggs in that basket.
(D) There are dozens eggs in that basket.
Ans: (B)
292. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option.
My uncle lives about ———— from here.
(A) a drive of an hour
(B) an hour’s drive
(C) an hour drive
(D) an hour of drive
Ans: (B)
293. You’d rather stay at home to-night, ——— you?
(A) didn’t
(B) hadn’t
(C) wouldn’t
(D) won’t
Ans: (C)
294. I hope you don’t mind ———– sitting here.
(A) me
(B) my
(C) that
(D) to be
Ans: (A)
295. We’ll give you a car once, you ———- your driving test.
(A) will pass
(B) are passing
(C) have passed
(D) passed
Ans: (C)
296. Bangladesh ———- from an agricultural to a semi industrialized country over the passed two decades.
(A) is evolving
(B) has evolved
(C) evolved
(D) has been evolved
Ans: (B)
297. Only in England ————– make original willow bats.
(A) they
(B) they can
(C) do they
(D) are the to
Ans: (A)
298. You must give me a ring as soon as you ———- home.
(A) will get
(B) are getting
(C) got
(D) get
Ans: (D). MCQs on English Grammar 3
299. I look forward ———————— you again.
(A) to meet
(B) to meeting
(C) for meeting
(D) at meeting
Ans: (B)
300. It’s time we ——– some employment for ourselves.
(A) find
(B) have found
(C) must find
(D) found
Ans: (C) 0 0 0.
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